Improvement in boot and shoe heel attachments



W. L. PINK. Boot and Shoe Heel Attachment.

No. 211,982. Patented Feb. 4,1879.

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WILLIAM L. FINK, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 21 L982, dated February4, 1879 application filed December 31, 1878.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, \VILLIAM L. FINK, of thecit-y of Baltimore and State of Maryland, have invented certainImprovements in Boot and Shoe Heel Attachments, of which the followingis a specification; and I do hereby declare that in the same iscontained a full, clear,

and exact description of my said invention, referencebeinghad to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to certain improvements in a heel-leveler-that isto say, a device designed for application to the worn edge of aboot'heel, to reestablish its original shape and retard further wear ofthe leather and it consists in a roughened wcdgeshaped plate, of somehard material, curved at its outer edge, which flares outwardly tosteady the heel, and perforated to admit ofits being secured to the heelby means of screws, nails, or other fastening appliances.

In the further description of the invention which follows, reference ismade to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof, and in which-Figure I is an outside view of a boot to which my improved device isapplied. Fig. II is an under side view of the same, and Fig. III is across-section of the device on the dotted line it 3 Fig. II.

Similar letters of reference indicate similar parts in all the views.

A is a plate, preferably made of malleable cast-iron, having its outeredge curved to correspond with the curvature of the heel and flaredoutwardly to increase its base, and thereby steady the boot or shoe towhich it is attached. The said plate is Wedgeshaped in cross-section,and is provided with countersunk holes a for screws or nails. The bottomsurface of the plate is roughened, and its inner edge curvedsubstantially as shown, in order not to present any projecting cornersabove the leather.

I prefer the plate made of malleable iron, this material combininghardness with flexibility, as in most cases of its application to heelsit is necessary to slightly bend the plate to fit the heel. The platesare made of different sizes and angles; and in applying the device to aworn heel one is selected that corresponds nearest to the portion of theheel worn off, and fitted by bending the plate. It is then secured bynails or screws.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and wish tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

A device for leveling worn heels of boots and shoes, consisting of acurved plate having a roughened outer surface and outwardlyfiared outeredge and wedge-shaped in crosssection, substantially as herein describedand shown.

\VM. L. FINK.

XVitnesses:

WM. 0. NIoHoLLs, G. KOFFENBERGER.

